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consist of the following provisions: 1) the student must complete a minimum of 45 quarter hours of credit beyond the requirements of the first degree in courses not offered for the first degree and must meet all requirements for the second degree as specified by the college and major department; 2) the student who has received a bachelor's degree at another institution must meet all residence and course requirements at Chicago Circle; and 3) the student who plans to earn two degrees concurrently in separate colleges must enroll in the first college and must receive written authorization from the dean of the second college at least one year prior to the intended graduation date. Currently a policy which is acceptable in one college may contradict the policy of another college. Hence, a campuswide policy governing the minimum requirements for a second bachelor's degree would provide a consistency which is lacking in current policies. Increase in the Minimum Grade-Point Average Required for Admission to the Graduate College, Chicago Circle T h e Chicago Circle Senate has approved an increase in the minimum grade-point average (GPA) required for admission to the Graduate College. The action will increase the minimum GPA from a 3.5 to a 3.75 for the final 90 hours of undergraduate study, effective with the fall quarter 1979. A number of factors were taken into account in adopting the new requirement. Among them was the fact that all graduate units at Chicago Circle, with one exception, have already adopted higher minimal admission standards than the 3.5 GPA required by the Graduate College. In addition, raising the minimum grade-point average was felt to be a step toward appealing to greater numbers of academically well-prepared graduate school candidates. Revision of the Bioengineering Curriculum, Chicago Circle In the past, the bioengineering curriculum has consisted of required courses totaling 27 hours and three areas of specialization from which each student chooses one. The Chicago Circle Senate has approved a revision calling for the adding of courses to the list of those required, so that a total of 39 hours is now required. In addition, the student still must choose an area of specialization, but is given a fourth option: premedicine, which is an honors track. The revision adds from 4 to 5 credit hours to the number which must be completed by a student in the bioengineering curriculum. This is not a major change in the curriculum, but in most cases is a regrouping of the courses which must be taken in the areas of specialization, as well as a lengthening of the list of required courses. Revision of the Curriculum in the Teaching of English, Chicago Circle The Chicago Circle Senate has approved a revision in the Curriculum in the Teaching of English which will add 8 hours of practicum in teaching English to the teacher education major. The new practicum will complement the required course work in the teaching of English and in the teaching of rhetoric and composition. In order to avoid overburdening the student with required hours for the major, the requirement in British literature has been reduced by 4 hours. T h e total major shows a net increase of 4 hours from 48 to 52 hours. Establishment of the New Rubric: Archaeological Studies, Chicago Circle The Chicago Circle Senate, on recommendation of its Committee on Academic Programs has approved the establishment of an archaeological studies rubric. The proposal involves the Graduate College and the Departments of Anthropology.